Hazardous Waste Inventory and Disposal Assessment for the Space Shuttle Project. Volume 2: Treatment and Disposal Alternatives

1981 ◽  
Author(s):  
OREGON STATE UNIV CORVALLIS
Keyword(s):  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Space Shuttle ◽  
Treatment And Disposal

Oil Immobilization Program at Sellafield: An Innovative Approach

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Cassidy
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Polymer System ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Waste Oil ◽  
Experimental Development ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Contaminated Waste ◽  
Treatment And Disposal

Non-standard wastes — those defined as being both hazardous waste under the United Kingdom Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005 [1] and radioactive under the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 [2] — pose particular, unique challenges for radioactive waste management organizations [3]. Treatment and disposal routes for such wastes are limited, in some cases non existent, and generally not cost effective. A non-standard waste of particular concern in the United Kingdom, and indeed on the Sellafield site, is that of radiologically contaminated waste oil. The optioning process for treatment of bulk contaminated waste oil on the Sellafield site has assessed a range of options including incineration, chemical decontamination, physical decontamination and immobilization. Immobilization has proved to be a potentially useful option for oil wastestreams that fail to meet waste acceptance criteria for incineration facilities. Experimental development work has been undertaken at Sellafield during 2006 to test the suitability of an innovative technology for the solidification of waste oil with a cross section of wastestreams from the site. These trials have demonstrated that this polymer system is able to successfully immobilize a range of aged, chemically and physically diverse contaminated oil wastestreams and thus provide a potential solution to the disposal problem posed by this wastestream.

A Comparison of Hazardous and Solid Radioactive Waste Treatment and Disposal

1994 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 255-275
Author(s):  
R.D. Little ◽  
P.R. Maul ◽  
G.M. Smith ◽  
P.A. Towler
Keyword(s):  
Radioactive Waste ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Performance Assessments ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Waste Minimisation ◽  
Waste Management Practices ◽  
Treatment And Disposal

Comparisons have been frequently drawn between the radioactive and hazardous waste industries. However, they have tended to focus on particular aspects of the industries rather than the totality of waste management practices. In this paper a “cradle to grave” approach is taken, summarising and comparing practices in the two industries at all stages of the waste management cycle in OECD countries. In these countries there has been a convergence of approaches in recent years, with the hazardous waste industry now employing many of the practices which were developed for radioactive waste at a much earlier date. There is increasing emphasis on waste minimisation and volume reduction in both areas, and near surface engineered disposal facilities for the two types of waste now share many common features. The most notable outstanding difference between the two industries is the timescales of concern considered in post-disposal performance assessments. For radioactive waste, the impacts of disposal have been considered for timescales of many thousands, or even millions, of years into the future. The question of whether it is necessary to consider environmental impacts over such extended periods is only now becoming an issue for hazardous wastes.

scholarly journals Potential use of GIS in hazardous waste transportation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manal. Youssef
Keyword(s):  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Hazardous Wastes ◽  
Potential Hazard ◽  
Dangerous Goods ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Of Canada ◽  
Treatment And Disposal ◽  
Transportation Routes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Potential Use

The objective of this project is to present a literature review of hazardous waste transportation and the impact on the environment by studying Canada's regulations and legislations and examining the potential use of GIS in reducing hazardous waste transportation. [sic] It is hard to find a specific definition for Hazardous Waste since the hazard could be generated form [i.e. from] a wide variety of sources. Therefore, the hazardous wastes defined according to the Transportation Dangerous Goods Act as those wastes that due to their nature and quantity are potentially hazardous to the human health and the environment. Hazardous wastes usually contain explosive, volatile, toxic, radioactive and flammable materials, and that therefore, requires special techniques to handle the hazard to avoid creating environmental pollution or health hazards during packing, transportation, and disposal. [sic] The government of Canada and the environmental experts made tremendous efforts to reduce the potential hazardous resulted from handling, shipping, treatment and disposal for the hazardous waste and find out alternatives to control that hazard and avoid any environmental impact. [sic] This paper also presented and discussed some studies that point out the important role of GIS in minimizing the impact of potential hazard and reducing incidents regarding hazardous waste shipments through determination of the short and safety transportation routes. [sic]

scholarly journals Assessment of Waste Generation rate of Medical Hazardous in Duhok Governorate (Proposal of alternative disposal and management methods)

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Maha M. AL-Ghabban ◽  
Nashwan Sh. Mizzouri ◽  
Fadhil R. Mahmood ◽  
Hussein H. Hassan ◽  
Kadhim I. Abdulrahman
Keyword(s):  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Hazardous Waste Management ◽  
Gis Application ◽  
The Public ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Waste Generation Rate ◽  
Treatment And Disposal ◽  
Main Factor

The developments and improvement of the public and the private healthcare sector in the recent years in Duhok governorate considered as the main factor for increasing the production rate of per capita patient generation of hazardous waste (Bio-Medical Waste). Another important factor contributes in hazardous waste volume is the increase in health services and public education. Generation of waste caused direct impacts on human health and environment through the pollution of soil, water and air. The present study was carry out to assess the sources and the data quantities of hazardous wastes, analysis of these collected data is achieved by using of GIS Application. In 2014, it was found that 253.143 tons of hazardous waste were produced in Duhok. About 30% of the waste is not being sorted from the municipal solid waste, i.e. disposed directly to dumps or landfills. Inadequate disposal of hazardous waste can related to contamination of surface and ground water supplies, and risk impacts on communities and their environment. In addition the aim of this assessing is focused on the importance of hazardous waste management and to develop a proposal for treatment and disposal management methods in compliance with the international environmental regulations.

Status and Future Perspective of Hazardous Waste Management in Korea

1992 ◽  
Vol 26 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 11-20
Author(s):  
K.-M. Cho ◽  
S.-S. Yoon ◽  
J.-K. Koo ◽  
H.-C. Yoo
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Management System ◽  
Hazardous Wastes ◽  
Future Perspective ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Hazardous Waste Management ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Treatment And Disposal ◽  
Paper Classification

In this paper, classification and generation of hazardous wastes, related laws, and the hazardous waste management system currently employed in Korea are introduced. Recently, rapid and sustaining increase of generation rate, unsatisfactory reuse and recycle, inaccurate analysis and testing, and illegal treatment and disposal have been pointed out as major problems of hazardous waste management in Korea. In order to resolve these problems, the future directions and priorities in hazardous waste management in Korea are suggested.

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